Business

28 professionals in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, were last Friday inducted as members of the Chartered Institute of Loan & Risk Management of Nigeria (CILRM). The membership categories ranged from Honorary Fellows, Distinguished Fellows, Fellow Members, Senior Members, Full Members, Associate Members and Graduate Members. President/Chairman of the …

… As Bello Plans Truck Transit Park in Rivers The chief executive officers of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority of Nigeria (OGFZAN), Onne have agreed to work together to up-scale activities in the maritime and the oil & gas sectors as a …

Leader of the organized private sector in Rivers State, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA) has thrown its weight behind the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) project, initiated by the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND). PHCCIMA President, Chief Nabil Saleh made this known when PIND’s …

Participants at the Palm Oil Stakeholders Forum in Port Harcourt have been enjoined to rediscover opportunities inherent in the industry to boost Nigeria’s economy. The call was made by Chief Nabil Saleh, president of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, at the forum organized by PHCCIMA in collaboration with major …

By David Owei, Yenagoa A new executive has been inaugurated to pilot the affairs of the Swali Ultra-Modern Market in Bayelsa State for the next three years. The inauguration of the 10-member executive, which took place at the conference room of the Bayelsa State ministry of Trade and Business Development, was …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Monday declined an application to halt the renewal of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 until the determination of a pending suit by Nembe communities in Bayelsa State. The communities are seeking an environmental audit of the impact of …

By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa   The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it has raised some 6,659 entrepreneurs from its gas fields in Bayelsa and Delta from 2003 till date. Mr Igo Weli, general manager, External Relations at SPDC stated this on Wednesday at a graduation and award ceremony for …

By Joel Anekwe Polaris Bank Limited has charged journalists in Nigeria to live up to their responsibilities of factual and authentic presentation of news reports in order to save the services sector from the dangers of widespread incidences of fake news. Giving the charge in Port Harcourt on Monday, at …

The Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA), as leader of the organized private sector in Rivers State, and the state government, have forged a shared interest in building confidence for investors visiting the state. This was the position of a delegation of United States of America and Republic of Korea …

… Port Harcourt Practitioners visit RISAA Acting MD The Advertising Practitioners Association Port Harcourt Chapter (APAPHC) has paid a visit to the acting managing director of Rivers State Signage and Advertisement Agency (RISAA), Chief Hon Anthony Okeah, in Port Harcourt. Speaking during the occasion, the chairman, APAPHC, Frank Eze Aribodor, …